Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,246, John Fidler, New York

SERVICE
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New York
Fidler, John
S. 32,246
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CONTENTS

32246 Rev INVALID.
File No. 39,946
John Fidler Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 138
[Arrangement of 1870.]

0414 New York
John Fidler of Victor in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Ellsworth of the Regt. commanded by Col. Graham in the New York line for 7 months and 7 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 24 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of March 1833 and sent to Mrs. C. Dickson H. & Rep.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1832 — $ 36.15
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Decr 33 12.05
$48.20
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Brownwell Clerk, Book D Vol. 5 Page 88

No. 9180 John Fidler
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Thos Beals Canandaigua N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of  John Fidler  of  Victor  in the State of N. York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Seventy two years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     July In 1778 1 Private Col. Graham   Aug 88 1778 1 " " do   Fall do 1 " " do   Year Not Remembered 4 " Cap. Ellsworth   Besides Prior to the above last stated Service 7 No Officer named  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None Stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? County of Dutchess N. York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By traditionary evidence alone  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the papers are correct in form and authentication 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Wm Gordon
Examining Clerk.

9180 John Fidler
Thomas Beals Agent
Canandaigua
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State of New York } Ontario County } ss:
On this twenty-seventh day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the County Court now sitting John Fidler a resident of the town of Victor County and State aforesaid aged seventy two years who being being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
1 st At Northeast County of Dutchess and State of New York on or about the 1 st July 1778 he was called out in Captain Smiths the company in Colonel Grahams Regiment and was marched to West Point and done duty there for one month, and was then discharged and went home. 2 d About ten days after my return home enlisted again for one month in Captain Grahams Company same Regiment, and went back to West Point, and done duty there on fatigue at Fort Putnam and when his time was out was discharged and went home. He saw General Washington at West Point. 3 d The same year was called out again in Captain Osborns Company, and was marched to Esopus, and went about thirty miles west to Warwarsing, against the Indians and was out one month, this was late in the fall and Snow had fallen before we left. 4 th After this, the year he does not remember he enlisted at Ancrum for four months in Captain Ellsworth Company to go on an expedition on the Mohawk against the Indians was marched to Claverick, Kinderhook and,

Albany and then to Schenectady and lay at that place about two weeks, and then marched to Johnstown and then to Fort Plain and saw Colonel Willett there. And he this declarant went on to Fort Herkimer, and was stationed some time at Fort Eaton (German Flatts) then went to Fort Stanwix and after being there about three weeks, was ordered to destroy the Fort and then returned to Fort Herkimer, and while here went out with Captain Ellsworth in a party of about twenty men, distant four miles, where Captain Ellsworth and two others were killed, two wounded and 5 or 6 were taken prisoners. This declarant escaped and returned to the Fort. After the time expired, he was discharged and went home.
Besides the foregoing, he was one week on duty at Stony Point erecting a Battery. This was before he went on the late expedition.
He has no documentary evidence - never had any, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
Was born in Germany on 15 th April 1760 and came to America in 1775 - since the war lived at Rhinebeck and Red Hook - during the late war was in Colonel Talmadge's Regiment (46 th Regt) and since then has lived at Rhinebeck until about 5 years since when he moved to Ontario County and now resides at Victor in said County.
He knows Abijah James Winkler Abijah Northrop of Victor.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state. He cannot read nor write, nor never could.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid - in Open Court. John his Fidler Mark

We James Winkler of the town of Perrinton Monroe County and Abijah Northrup of the town of Victor County of Ontario and State of New York, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Fidler who has subscribed his name to the above declaration, that we believe him to be twenty two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.
Abijah Northrup James Winkler
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that James Winkler, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident of the town of Perrinton in the county of Monroe, and that Abijah Northrup who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Victor in the county of Ontario, that they are both credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Charles Crane, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Fidler for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this first day of September A. D. 1832.
Charles Crane

State of New York } In the matter of John Fidler Ontario County } application for a pension
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for said County: John Fidler who being duly sworn according to Law doth upon and say the reason why he did not procure a clergyman to support his application for a pension before the County Court on the 27 day of August 1832 was, that the society to which he then belonged in the town of Victor, was without a settled Minister, and he knew no clergyman whom he could call upon to testify as required - He is required to give the names of the officers under whom he served - He has answered under the 1 st and 2 d heads - under the 3 rd heads he stated in his original application that he served in Captain Ostrams Company in Colonel Grahams Regiment, but Colonel Graham was not out at that time, nor was any other Company than that to which he belonged - under the 4 th head he now says that he belonged to Colonel Willets Regiment, and while on that station he saw Colonel Gannett at Fort Herkimer, and at Fort Plain and he saw Colonel Coitandt at Fort Stanwix and at Fort Herkimer - He is required to answer the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department - The first is answered in his original declaration - to the 2 d he now says he has no records of his age - to the 3 rd he says he lived in North-east, County of Dutchess and State of New York, when he entered the service, and since then as he stated in his original declaration - To the 4 th interrogatory he now says he voluntarily enlisted under each term of service as set forth in his declaration - To the 5 th interrogatory he now says, under his first and second term of service at West Point, he saw General Washington there, and at the same time a great number of troops were at New Windsor, but he cannot tell the names of any other Regiments - and when he served as set forth under the 3 rd and 4 th head he does not remember the names of any other officers or Regiments except that of Colonel Wierenfeldt Regiment and he believes he saw them at Schenectady, but is

not positive - The short tour of duty for one week at Strong Point was under an Engineer - His name he does not remember - There was no organized Company - He was called upon and went voluntarily, and found his own rations - The 6 th and 7 th interrogatories he has answered in his original declarations - He served in all not less than Seven months and a quarter, as a private Soldier for which he claims a pension -
Sworn and subscribed this Sixteenth day of January 1833 before me
Henry Chapman J.P.
his John D. Tisdler Mark
State of New-York Ontario County ss. }
I, Charles Crane, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Henry Chapman, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of affida- vit, was, at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signature to be his proper act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty-first day of January A.D. 1833.
Charles Crane